Rich Bernstein '80 Named Trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Rich Bernstein '80 has been named a trustee of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a philanthropic, not-for-profit grantmaking institution based in New York City. Established in 1934 by Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr., then-president and chief executive officer of the General Motors Corporation, the Foundation makes grants in support of original research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and economic performance.

At Hamilton, Bernstein was a member of the Emerson Literary Society and majored in economics. He went on to earn his MBA in finance from NYU. Currently a Hamilton College Charter Trustee, Bernstein is the CEO of Richard Bernstein Capital Management and an adjunct associate professor at the NYU/Stern Graduate School of Business. He is the former chief investment strategist and head of Merrill Lynch’s Investment Strategy Group and has more than 25 years experience on Wall Street. Before joining Merrill Lynch in 1988, Bernstein held positions at E.F. Hutton and Chase Econometrics/IDC.